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In theory we could. Everything rarely goes right though. There are always unexpected setbacks and progression. We could also finish the year with a guy like Romero in the AAA rotation as well. I expect him to bounce back, but it is just an example of what "could" happen.

I would say AA and AAA still look quite thin, but there is reason to believe that will change in a year or 2.

AAA is thin right now without Hutch,Drabek and Nolin, but they should be pretty deep by the end of the season. Their hitting will stink, but their pitching should look pretty good again in 12 months..

AA is looking like a genius, and backing up everything he said he would do. He stockpiled prospects, and then used them to build a roster that should be able to contend for an extended period of time.

We now have several players under contract at far less then market value, and have built a contending team without paying anyone 20+M/yr..(at least for another couple seasons assuming we hang onto Reyes for more then 2 years and don't flip him before his contract peaks).

People need to realize that a great farm system isn't needed nearly as much when the big league team is willing to spend like the Jays are now. The long term goal wasn't to have the #1 farm system, the long term goal was to win another world series. All we need to do is keep drafting well, and we will be fine over the long term. We still have plenty of good young prospects to groom over the next few years while we have this juggernaut of a roster locked up.

What about next off season? We could finish the year with a AAA rotation of:

Hutchison
Drabek
Nolin
Jenkins
McGuire

with guys like Stroman, Stilson, Dyson, Crawford, Cecil, Carreno and Magnuson in the bullpen. We should still be primed to make another upgrade or two to the big league roster.

Stroman is gonna start this year and his stuff is prolly better than those 5. I feel stroman is gonna be a very good starter. He would have gone top 5 in the draft had he been 3 inches taller.

I wonder if Moises Sierra will continue on his development path this year, of if he is what he is right now. He has always shown good power potential but only really started tapping into it this season.

If given a full year at AAA I bet this kid would hit 25-30 HRs next season.

I wonder if Moises Sierra will continue on his development path this year, of if he is what he is right now. He has always shown good power potential but only really started tapping into it this season.

If given a full year at AAA I bet this kid would hit 25-30 HRs next season.

He's a decent prospect but as of right now, I think he's more suited in a platoon role. He needs to show he can hit RHP. Definitely needs another year in the minors. His upside is a slight above-average corner outfielder IMO. No rush though, the Jays are pretty set in the outfield for a while and he's gotta leapfrog Gose.

If any of the Nelson Cruz comparisons to Sierra start to take shape, I'd be pretty happy! Hopefully he has a big year in AAA and we can either deal him next offseason, or give him a shot at DHing vs. LHPs.